Tuesday, 6 August 2013

Female Israeli soldiers

Female Israeli soldiers disciplined for 'unbecoming behaviour' after
posing for pictures dressed only in their underwear and combat fatigues

Group of women are said to be new recruits based in southern Israel

Pictures show them dressed only in their underwear and combat fatigues

Israeli military said they were disciplined for their 'unbecoming behaviour'

Latest in string of incidents with inappropriate images of Israeli soldiers

Dressed only in their underwear and provocatively holding weapons for the camera, they appear to be having a great time posing for photographs in their barracks room.But four Israeli female soldiers have now been disciplined by the country's military for their 'unbecoming behaviour' after the raunchy pictures were posted on Facebook.The
images, published on Israeli news website Walla, showed the soldiers
removing their fatigues to expose their underwear and backsides.

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From behind: The photographed women were said to be new recruits stationed on a base in southern Israel

In another, five women posed in what
appeared to be a barracks room, dressed only in helmets and a small
amount of combat equipment. Walla, which blurred the faces of the women, said they were new recruits stationed on a base in southern Israel.

The
incident is the latest in a string of episodes involving young Israeli
soldiers on social media that have drawn reprimand from the military. In
a
statement, the military said the women had acted in a manner showing
'unbecoming behaviour' for Israeli soldiers, adding: 'The commanding
officers disciplined the soldiers as they saw fitting

The Israeli military said the soldiers were disciplined for 'unbecoming behaviour' after the pictures were posted online

The women posed in their underwear and combat fatigues in the images that were posted on Facebook

The statement did not identify the
soldiers or give any details about the punishments. Military officials
said the base conducted educational lectures to keep soldiers from
repeating the offence.

Several
times in recent years, the Israeli military has disciplined soldiers
for what were considered improper postings in social media sites.Last
year, the social media chief for the Israel Defence Force was branded
'racist' after posting a picture on Facebook of his face covered in mud
alongside the caption 'Obama style'. Lt.
Sacha Dratwa faced a barrage of abuse for the picture, which appeared
to show him swimming in the Dead Sea, and denied he was racist. A male Israeli soldier was also condemned after being filmed dancing suggestively around a blindfolded Palestinian woman in a video posted to YouTube in 2010.

In 2010, this Israeli soldier was disciplined after posting a picture of her with a blindfolded man online

That incident followed the discovery
of photos earlier that year showing a female soldier posing in front of
Palestinian prisoners.

The Israeli military banned soldiers from using social media sites while on base after the photographs came to light. The ban was an effort to prevent future embarrassing posts on social media. It remains unclear whether the ban is in effect.Early
this year, another soldier was reprimanded for writing anti-Palestinian
tweets and posting pictures to multiple social media services showing
himself naked with a gun.Most Jewish Israeli men and women are required to serve in the military, starting at age 18.